Harbhajan, Tendulkar star in India's Compaq Cup victorySeptember 14th, 2009 COLOMBO - India defeated Sri Lanka by 46 runs in the the final of the Compaq Cup tri-series One-Day International cricket at the R. Premadasa stadium here Monday.
Harbhajan's Hummer gets traffic ticket in ChandigarhSeptember 1st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Cricketer Harbhajan Singh's Rs.10 million Hummer SUV has just got costlier. No sooner than the off-spinner in his SUV hit the Chandigarh roads, the traffic police slapped him with a penalty of Rs.3,000 for traffic rule violations.
Sri Lanka tri-series will prepare us for Champions Trophy: HarbhajanAugust 24th, 2009 Indo-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI - Harbhajan Singh believes the Sri Lanka tri-series will serve as a build-up to the upcoming Champions Trophy. The Indian cricketers will begin their long season with the tri-series in Colombo that involves New Zealand besides the hosts.
Waiting for my dream match: HarbhajanAugust 16th, 2009 KOLKATA - Indian cricket star Harbhajan Singh is waiting for the right girl to tie the knot with and hopes he will meet his dream match one day. "I am waiting for the right girl.
Dravid's return will boost side, but we'll miss Sehwag: HarbhajanAugust 16th, 2009 KOLKATA - Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh Sunday welcomed Rahul Dravid's return to the Indian one-day side after two years, but said the team will miss opener Virender Sehwag in the Sri Lanka tri-series and the Champions Trophy in South Africa. "The presence of a seasoned campaigner like Dravid will boost the Indian team.
Harbhajan's advice: take swine flu precautionsAugust 16th, 2009 KOLKATA - Indian cricket star Harbhajan Singh Sunday landed in the city wearing a mask and also appealed to people to take proper precautionary measures against swine flu. Harbhajan, on a visit to a neighbouring district to inaugurate a hospital, created quite a stir at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport when he was seen donning a swine flu mask.
Other sportspersons should respect our right to differ: HarbhajanAugust 16th, 2009 KOLKATA - Emphasising that cricketers have the right to differ with sportspersons from other disciplines, Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh Sunday said there is no question of accepting the 'whereabouts clause of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Asked about the criticism heaped on the cricketers for refusing to sign the WADA code unless the 'whereabouts' clause was deleted, the turbanator said: "We respect all those sportspersons who have signed it.
Harbhajan confident of team re-emerging as a fitter and hungrier sideJuly 31st, 2009 JALANDHAR - Harbhajan Singh on Friday said that he was confident about the Indian cricket team re-emerging as a fitter and hungrier side after the much needed break. The Indian cricket team has had a hectic schedule over the past 10 months and the side's dismal show in the Twenty20 World Cup that was played in England was attributed to players' fatigue.
Desparate Bell wants a crack at the Aussies, but on meritJuly 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Warwickshire batsman Ian Bell is almost certain to play in the Npower Third Ashes Test starting on his home ground of Edgbaston next Thursday, and is desperate for a crack at the Aussies. But he says that he would rather have been picked on merit than benefit from Kevin Pietersen's series-ending Achilles injury.
KP says adrenalin-fuelled England ready to take on Aussies at EdgbastonJuly 22nd, 2009 LONDON - England's adrenalin-fuelled walking wounded have now discovered they have what it takes to recapture The Ashes. According to The Sun, that is the verdict of Kevin Pietersen, one of the players keeping medical staff busy after Monday's 115-run victory over the Aussies at Lord's.
Five ex-England captains back Strauss to lift AshesJuly 8th, 2009 CARDIFF - Andrew Strauss has been backed for Ashes glory by the only five England captains still alive who have lifted the urn. As Strauss leads his side into today's first npower Test against the Aussies in Cardiff, Raymond Illingworth, Mike Brearley, David Gower, Mike Gatting and Michael Vaughan all agreed it will be close - but the five wise men's verdict is for an England triumph.
Cardiff will be hell for Aussies, says Simon JonesJuly 7th, 2009 GLAMORGAN - England fast bowler Simon Jones has warned the Australian squad to prepare for five horrendous days at Cardiff, where the first test match of the Ashes series will begin on Wednesday. Jones, one of England's 2005 Ashes heroes, said that the crowd at Glamorgan's 10 million pounds Swalec stadium will be supporting the England team.
Proteas give England blueprint on how to beat AussiesJune 30th, 2009 MELBOURNE - South Africa has handed over England its successful blueprint on how to beat the Australians in the Ashes 2009. England will head into the Ashes series with fresh intelligence after Proteas coach Mickey Arthur revealed his game plans on hoe to put one over the Aussies.
Bopara's advice to Aussies: Don't waste your breath trying to sledge meJune 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Ahead of making his Ashes debut, English batsman Ravi Bopara has warned the Aussies not to waste their breath trying to sledge him. England's No 3 was tickled by Oz legend Shane Warne labelling him vain, and claiming he is "too worried about how he looks" on the field.
Tufnell goes Aussie 'sledging' with Ashes anthem songJune 20th, 2009 LONDON - As cricket fever sweeps England, Marmite and Phil Tufnell have got together to give the Aussies a sound verbal thrashing with their new cricket anthem The Ashes Song.hil and the Wooden Urns' comic song aims to sledge the Aussies and cheer the England players on to victory this summer. Throughout the song Tuffers and his Wooden Urns holler their undying support for Straussy, Flintoff and the rest of the England players, SKY News reports.
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